Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-10-29

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rally at Little Rock last Sunday.
Prizes were given to persons contribu-
ting the largest sums.
Messrs w. II. Houser, w. w. Smith
and W. II. Freeman were at home on a
visit from Ellenboro this week.
Miss Nora Tyler left for Ridgeway
S. G. on Thursday to teach.
Miss Josie Eady is now in Augusta
attending school. She left home about
two weeks ago.
The easiest and best shave we have
had in long time was given us just
before starting to the fair, at John
Henderson's shop near the old market.
DR.. J. G. Price is not only sue
cessful preacher, lecturer and presi-
dent Of college, but we believe he
raises the finest turnips of any man in
Rowan county.
DR.. VIM. j. Simmons, president of
the University of Kentucky, president
of the colored press convention and
District Secretary of the Baptist of the
Southern States, spent last Sunday and
Monday in this city with Rev. q. Hau-
ghton. He preached on Sunday and
lectured Monday night.
They do say that Prof. j. G. Price,
d. Dis travelling around the country
picking out from among the best edu-
Gated, most experienced and best suit
cd men and women in the country
and settling them down as teachers at
Livingstone College.
Gentlemen attending the Synod and
desiring clean and easy shave, will
do well to call on Mr.. Jno. S. Hen
derson, No. 226 East Trade street.
near the railroad crossing.
The Secretary of Grace Church read
to the congregation last Sunday, the
report made at the last quarterly meet
ing. The Church roll shows fiftv-six
names and seven hundred and seven
dollars and eighty-one cents ($7O7.-
81, } collected since the first of Feb
ruary. If there is any Church in the
Conference that can make as good a
showing according to membership We
would like to hear from it.
Public debts are paid by poor men
as well as rich; and men of business
knowledge say it is easier to pay 5
per cent interest ON bonds than to pay
8 per cent interest on the present debt.
Rev. PIP Aston has returned from
Baltimore where he has been in coun-
Gil with the brethren of his church.
Mr.. Aston has succeeded in doing
much good work in this city. which
will in after years show itself in the
mental and moral makeup of the
young people.
Hon. w. p MADISON left us last
Friday after spending several days in
our city in the interest of California
emigration. He made a very good
Impression on the people up here and
it is thought many will go.
Please stop borrowing your neigh
boris paper and subscribe for it your
self. Don't you get shame and don't
you think they get tired of your read
ing at their expense SO long?
Rev. r. II. Stitt-will fill his pulpit
at Grace Church on tomorrow Spec
ial effirts will be made to take a good
collection. The public is cordially in
vited to come out aud every member
the Church is requested to be out on
time with liberal offering.
Our editorial space is given up this
week to Rev. Murphy's article and the
Statesvill District report. We attend
ed the fair and Nancy asks to be
excused, SO our readers will not have
much local matter this week.
The State fair of South. Carolina,
will be held in Columbia week after
next. The county fair of Cumberland
county, will be held in Fayetteville
the same time.